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Jim_Bean



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Dual Finish - Alloy Wheel Refurbishment?
Had a fantastic time over at Lake Bala on Sunday with the Landcraft guys.

However, my "Dual Finish" alloys didn't do so well and have some nasty scratches over them.

Will I be able to get them repaired? I have had one quote of £100 per wheel!!!

My own fault for not using a second set for serious off roading.
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MartinK



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Last time I had alloys refurbished (on bare rims) it was £200 for the full set of 5. Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)
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Jim_Bean



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I'm hoping to find something at about £200. I think the issue with the "Dual Finish" was exactly that - two tone alloy.

Maybe i should just powder coat them black Sad
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Mr Baldylocks



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Morning Jim_Bean
That sounds a good price, because they are polished then lacquered to get the finish back they'll need to be skimmed and re-lacquered to protect them. We've had that happen at work before and it was cheaper to get all 4 powder coated or painted. We used a wheel repair specialist in Exeter for quite heavy damage but it depends how far up the rim they are, if it's just on the rim we use a chap that does BMW rims because we all know they can't park Laughing
Good luck Life is one big adventure, that's why we have the vehicle for the journey.
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Jim_Bean



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Sounds like its going to be an expensive lesson Sad

I actually wanted Anthracite ZUs so maybe i'll powder coat them black and sell them on.

Note to self - use 2nd set of steel wheels for off roading!
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custom90



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PC the. Black, would look different. Thumbs Up â­ï¸â­ï¸God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 â­ï¸â­ï¸
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Jim_Bean



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I've not seen any black SVX wheels before. Not sure what they would look like.

I liked the Dual Finish, bit gutted that i've scratched them really.
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custom90



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It's inevitable sadly. Crying or Very sad â­ï¸â­ï¸God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 â­ï¸â­ï¸
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bpman



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there you go ...

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Mr Baldylocks



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That looks awesome Twisted Evil
Maybe it was a sign Rolling with laughter Life is one big adventure, that's why we have the vehicle for the journey.
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Jim_Bean



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hmmm not bad.

Maybe i should just go for the black after all - and try not to scratch them again!!
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custom90



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Gloss might be worth a look too, I was going to mention plasticote as you can remove it but it doesn't last long and looks tatty quickly iirc. â­ï¸â­ï¸God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 â­ï¸â­ï¸
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Jim_Bean



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Just hunting around the interweb to try and find some photos of black SVX wheels.

No joy yet. They don't seem to be very common!
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custom90



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If I had the time I would photo shop some for you but a. I don't have the time sadly today and b. I'm not brilliant on it.
Someone might be able to though.. â­ï¸â­ï¸God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 â­ï¸â­ï¸
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Look up CR on here his 110 has them and looks stunning Thumbs Up Formerly mao99999
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